Notes: This is a variant of the MOWAG Piranha 8x8 (a version of this vehicle,
armed with a 25mm turret, is known to the US as the LAV-25), is armed with a
90mm TS-90 turret. This is the same turret as found on the ERC-90. There is
another version of this vehicle, using a Cockerill LCTS 90mm turret. Saudi
Arabia uses the TS-90 version, and Oman and Qatar use the Cockerill turret
version. This version of the LAV has an increased fuel capacity, a small hatch
on the left side of the hull, and a winch with a capacity of 6.8 tons.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$186,840

D, A

500 kg

13 tons

4

8

Passive IR, Image Intensification

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

154/62

39/16/4

300

94

Trtd

W(6)

TF5 TS5 TR5 HF6 HS4 HR4

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+3

Fair

90mmf or 90mmNATO gun, MAG

43x90mmf or 43x90mm, 1620x7.62mm

LAV-105

Notes: This is a tank destroyer version of the LAV-25, used by US Army light
divisions and by the US Marines. It is a standard LAV-25 chassis with a new
turret mounting a 105mm NATO cannon. A stronger engine, transmission, and
suspension have been used to cope with the increased weight. The gun is equipped
with an autoloader.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The LAV-105 was also used in the Twilight War in limited
numbers by the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, 101st
Airborne Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and by the Canadian
military.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$234,976

D, A

700 kg

14.52 tons

3

7

Passive IR, Image Intensification

Enclosed

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

152/56

36/14/4

300

93

Trtd

W(6)

TF5 TS5 TR5 HF6 HS4 HR4

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+4

Good

105mm NATO Gun, MAG, M-2HB (C)

30x105mm, 1000x7.62mm, 500x.50

LAV III/90 Bobcat I

Notes: As the LAV III was selected for service with Canada and the US in late
1993 (known to the Canadians as the Kodiak, and the Americans as the LAV III or
LAV 3rd Generation), the utility of the more robust chassis was
immediately realized and other vehicles based on this chassis were drawn up. One
of these was the fire support and tank destroyer vehicle known as the Bobcat I
to the Canadians and the LAV III/90 FSV to the Americans. These vehicles were
placed into service with Canadian units, primarily in scout squadrons. The
Bobcat I is a standard Kodiak chassis topped with a turret similar to that of
the LAV-90, but with increased armor protection. The Bobcat I also has a better
night vision suite and a laser detection system that detects targeting lasers
and automatically launches smoke grenades in the direction of the beam. The
turret is that of the Scorpion-90, but with extra armor and better fire control.

Twilight 2000 Notes: A half a dozen were deployed to both the 82nd
and 101st Airborne Divisions, but those divisions preferred the
lighter weight and smaller size of the earlier generation of LAV-25 based
vehicles, and those LAV IIIs were the only examples of those vehicles deployed
by those divisions. More substantial use was made of the LAV III/90 by US Light
Divisions and the US Marines.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$288,604

D, A

670 kg

16.77 tons

3

7

Passive IR, Image Intensification, Thermal Imaging

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

172/68

43/17/5

300

139

Trtd

W(6)

TF7Sp TS6Sp TR7 HF9Sp HS5Sp HR4

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+3

Good

90mm NATO Gun, MAG, MAG (C)

50x90mm, 2175x7.62N

LAV III/105 Bobcat II

Notes: This is basically the same thing to the LAV-105 that the Bobcat I is
to the LAV-90; being a tank destroyer based on the Kodiak chassis, but armed
with a 105mm gun instead of the 90mm gun of the Bobcat I. In general, the Bobcat
I was meant for fire support, while the Bobcat II was more of a dedicated tank
destroyer. The turret is a modified form of that used by the M-8 Buford AGS;
though this turret has the same blow-out panels as the M-8, the modular armor
cannot be fitted to this modified turret. Instead, the armor on the turret was
upgraded directly.

Twilight 2000 Notes: As with the Bobcat I, these vehicles were primarily
assigned to Canadian and US units, but a small number were also purchased by
Australia and New Zealand. Two were assigned to the 82nd and 101st
Airborne Divisions, but these vehicles were hated by riggers and loadmasters due
to their large size and the extra work required to land their weight safely by
parachute or LAPES.